TechCrunch

2018-02-17T22:24:05.000000000+00:00
Never ask a wireless engineer working on the NYC subway system “What can go wrong?” Flooding, ice, brake dust, and power outages relentlessly attack the network components. Rats — many, many rats — can eat power and fiber optic cables and bring down the whole system. Humans are no different, as ...

2018-02-17T19:30:57.000000000+00:00
The nation state has survived wars, plagues, and upheaval, but it won’t survive digital nomads, not if people like Karoli Hindriks have something to say about it. Hindriks is the founder of Jobbatical, a platform that allows digital nomads to find work in other countries and helps with the logis...

2018-02-17T18:50:08.000000000+00:00
French startup Sqreen recently launched a Security Hub with dozens of plugins to put you in control of the security of your web app. In many ways, it feels like enabling tasks on popular automation service IFTTT. Sqreen participated in TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield and Y Combinator’s current ...

2018-02-17T18:10:41.000000000+00:00
Chances are you’ve heard of Google. You’re likely a contributor to one of the 3.5 billion search queries the website processes daily. But unless you’re a venture capitalist, an entrepreneur or a slightly obsessive tech journalist, you may not know that Google, or, more properly, Alphabet, is als...

2018-02-17T18:02:19.000000000+00:00
They say the eyes are the windows to the soul, but physiologically speaking, they’re windows to the brain. RightEye is a startup that looks through that window to detect common but often subtle vision issues resulting from concussions and other brain troubles. Its quick, portable eye-tracking st...

2018-02-17T18:00:05.000000000+00:00
The Gillmor Gang — Keith Teare, Esteban Kolsky, Denis Pombriant, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Friday, February 16, 2018. The Gang catches its breath as cryptocurrency crashes and rebounds, Facebook attacks its stream or does it, while publishers and their aggregators cozy up to a wave of bun...

2018-02-17T17:22:20.000000000+00:00
At the core of Facebook’s “well-being” problem is that its business is directly coupled with total time spent on its apps. The more hours you pass on the social network, the more ads you see and click, the more money it earns. That puts its plan to make using Facebook healthier at odds with its ...

2018-02-17T17:15:31.000000000+00:00
Facebook Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos apologized for spam texts that were incorrectly sent to users who had activated two-factor authentication. The company is working on a fix, and you won’t receive non-security-related text messages if you never signed up for those notifications. Faceboo...

2018-02-17T04:57:37.000000000+00:00
It looks like Telegram’s billion-dollar ICO has reached its first milestone after the chat app company raised an initial $850 million, according to a filing. A document submitted to the SEC earlier this week states that the money was raised “for the development of the TON Blockchain, the develop...

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Pale Moon

2018-02-01T12:53:04.000000000+00:00
Pale Moon has been updated to 27.7.2, a security and stability update.Changes/fixes: Changed the X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff behavior to only check "success" class server responses, for web compatibility reasons. Changed the performance timer resolution once more to a granularity of 1 m...

2018-01-18T09:25:48.000000000+00:00
Today we've released a small emergency update to Pale Moon 27.7.0 to address website breakages as a result of an incomplete addition of a new feature in JavaScript. This also addresses too thick tab borders in some situations on Windows.Linux versions will follow shortly.

2018-01-15T12:16:09.000000000+00:00
This is a major update with bugfixes, enhancements and security/privacy changes.Release notes for this version can be found on http://www.palemoon.org/releasenotes.shtml

2018-01-05T09:39:54.000000000+00:00
After confirmation that the "Meltdown" and "Spectre" CPU vulnerabilities could be exploited via the web, we have immediately taken action to investigate impact on Pale Moon and Basilisk. The web-based exploits either need very accurate timing through performance timers or a way to construct their...

2017-12-30T08:55:12.000000000+00:00
We would like to wish everyone a safe and happy year's end, and all the best for 2018!A big "thank you" goes to all our donors, supporters, community members and contributors, who all help to make Pale Moon better.

2017-12-28T23:24:47.000000000+00:00
As an update to the previous announcement: code-signing might be technically possible after all using Certum's code-signing certificate and crypto card, but it's a PITA and the workaround to get it to behave is not something discoverable even for tech-minded developers (in short: it requires undo...

2017-12-26T23:37:13.000000000+00:00
It is with great disappointment that I have to announce this, but our code-signing of Windows binaries will come to an end in January 2018.For a number of years we have supplied Pale Moon with digital signatures attached to the executables themselves on Windows (Authenticode signing), which allow...

2017-12-21T13:09:37.000000000+00:00
Due to the hassle of trying to convert it to normal currency that can be spent, the ridiculous transaction fees and a few other less important factors, we can no longer accept donations in cryptocurrencies of any kind.Donations in cryptocurrencies are no longer accepted.If people who aren't happy...

2017-12-21T10:53:35.000000000+00:00
We will take our forum down for planned maintenance and upgrades on Dec 22nd, approx 18:00 UTC.Downtime is expected to take up at least a few hours and may run up to a day, depending on how smooth things will go.

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Chrome

2018-02-13T14:00:00.000000000+00:00
The web is an incredible asset. It’s an engine for innovation, a platform for sharing, and a universal gateway to information. When we built Chrome, we wanted to create a way for people to interact with the magic that is the web, without the browser getting in the way. We created a browser that t...

2018-01-24T18:00:00.000000000+00:00
Editor's note: This week our Google for Education team will be joining thousands of educators at Bett in London. At our booth, C230, you can explore a range of Chromebooks, including devices that flip from laptop to tablet, integrate with a stylus and have world facing cameras. Follow along on Th...

2018-01-23T21:45:00.000000000+00:00
Every day, people watch 30,000 years worth of video in Chrome. That’s a lot of video! Watch time grew significantly over the last year—not only because of viral YouTube hits, but also because of the creation of new video experiences around the world.For example, Jio Cinema and Forbes give people ...

2017-11-16T18:00:00.000000000+00:00
In the next few weeks, you’ll probably be spending lots of time online buying gifts for your friends, family and “extended family” (your dog, duh). And as always, you want to do so securely. Picking the perfect present is hard enough; you shouldn’t have to worry about staying safe while you’re sh...

2017-10-24T13:00:00.000000000+00:00
Around the world, education has undergone a technological revolution. Cloud-connected devices and learning applications are shaping new ways of teaching and learning. Across Canada, school districts are using Chromebooks and G Suite for Education to expand learning opportunities for students from...

2017-10-20T18:00:00.000000000+00:00
Editor’s note: October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and we're celebrating with a series of security announcements this week. See our earlier posts on new security protections tailored for you, our new Advanced Protection Program, and our progress fighting phishing.Security has always been on...

2017-10-19T16:09:00.000000000+00:00
On August 6, 2012, the Curiosity rover landed on Mars. Ever since, it’s been searching for evidence that Mars has ever been suitable for life. It’s also been photographing the Martian terrain in great detail. Scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab use these photos to create a 3D model of Mars. I...

2017-10-16T16:00:00.000000000+00:00
Unwanted software impacts the browsing experience of millions of web users every day. Effects of this harmful software are often quite subtle—search results are modified to redirect users to other pages or additional ads are injected in the pages that users visit. But in some cases, the changes a...

2017-10-04T18:00:00.000000000+00:00
Today, we introduced our second generation family of consumer hardware products, all made by Google: new Pixel phones, Google Home Mini and Max, an all new Pixelbook, Google Clips hands-free camera, Google Pixel Buds, and an updated Daydream View headset. We see tremendous potential for devices t...

2017-10-04T17:40:00.000000000+00:00
Today we introduced Google Home Mini and Google Home Max, a new Pixel phone, a new Pixelbook and Pixelbook Pen, and Pixel Buds. Something all of these products have in common is the Google Assistant. With new Assistant features throughout the entire line-up, they’re built with the Assistant in mi...

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Firefox

2018-02-14T17:00:05.000000000+00:00
In the physical world, we don’t wear our ID on our foreheads. This is convenient because we can walk around with a reasonable expectation of privacy and let our curiosity … Read more
The post A Perspective: Firefox Quantum’s Tracking Protection Gives Users The Right To Be Curious appeared first o...

2018-02-12T21:49:12.000000000+00:00
Protecting net neutrality is core to the internet and crucial for people’s jobs and everyday lives. It is imperative that all internet traffic be treated equally, without discrimination against content … Read more
The post Update: Mozilla Will Re-File Suit Against FCC to Protect Net Neutrality ap...

2018-02-09T14:34:05.000000000+00:00
Note: This open letter, penned by Mozilla executive chairwoman Mitchell Baker, appears as a full-page advertisement in the February 9 edition of The Hindustan Times. It is co-signed by 1,447 … Read more
The post An Open Letter to Justice Srikrishna About Data Privacy and Aadhaar appeared first on...

2018-02-07T16:01:39.000000000+00:00
I’m delighted to announce the winners of Mozilla’s Reality Redrawn Challenge after my fellow judges and I received entries from around the globe. Since we issued the challenge just two … Read more
The post Announcing the Reality Redrawn Challenge Winners! appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

2018-02-06T17:06:47.000000000+00:00
Last year, we said that Mozilla is working to create a framework of software and services that can bridge the communication gap between connected devices. Today, we are pleased to … Read more
The post Announcing “Project Things” – An open framework for connecting your devices to the web. appeared...

2018-01-25T19:41:43.000000000+00:00
As we gear up to celebrate the tenth anniversary of International Data Privacy Day on January 28, we want to highlight Mozilla’s efforts to create awareness and help protect your … Read more
The post Celebrating the tenth anniversary of International Data Privacy Day appeared first on The Mozilla...

2018-01-25T16:52:53.000000000+00:00
Technology is continually providing us with new ways to create and publish stories. For these stories to achieve their full impact, it requires that the tools to deploy them become … Read more
The post Mozilla Empowers Journalists with the Power of A-Frame appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

2018-01-23T20:40:31.000000000+00:00
Mozilla was born out of, and remains a part of, the open source and free software movement. Through the Mozilla Open Source Support (MOSS) program, we recognize, celebrate, and support … Read more
The post MOSS Q4: Supporting the Python Ecosystem appeared first on The Mozilla Blog.

2018-01-23T14:07:01.000000000+00:00
We accept things in the online world that we wouldn’t accept in the physical one. For instance, how would you feel if you popped your head in a store and … Read more
The post Latest Firefox Quantum release available with faster, always-on privacy with opt-in Tracking Protection and new features a...

2018-01-16T20:55:46.000000000+00:00
Today, Mozilla filed a petition in federal court in Washington, DC against the Federal Communications Commission for its recent decision to overturn the 2015 Open Internet Order. Why did we … Read more
The post Mozilla Files Suit Against FCC to Protect Net Neutrality appeared first on The Mozilla...

2018-02-15T21:45:43.000000000+00:00
Chrome ad blocker: The internet's largest ad company is now advertising's biggest traffic cop Los Angeles TimesGoogle's Chrome ad blocker means the Web's largest ad company is also now advertising's biggest traffic cop Washington PostGoogle's New Ad Blocker Changed the Web Before It Even Switch...

2018-02-14T18:03:00.000000000+00:00
Criteo Revenue And Shares Are Up, But GDPR And ITP Still Loom Large AdExchangerAd tech company Criteo's business was supposed to get destroyed by Apple and European regulators – yet it just had ... Business InsiderFull coverage

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Opera

2018-02-16T07:02:23.000000000+00:00
Chrome's ad blocker provides much needed relief from intrusive ads LivemintIs Google Chrome The Be All And End All Of Web Browsers? FileHippo NewsChromium Blog: Under the hood: How Chrome's ad filtering works Chromium BlogGoogle Will Block Spammy Ads (Just Not Many of Its Own) Wall Street Jou...